Israel and the Palestinian Authority faced off in the Gaza Strip in a dispute over construction at a Jewish settlement there. Palestinian police blocked Israeli trucks carrying building materials from reaching the Jewish settlement of Netzarim. Israeli officials said the Palestinians are violating the peace accords, and in a counter-move stopped Palestinian VIPs from crossing into Israel.
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